Renewable energy projects in Lincoln
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Lincoln (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 4 approved but not running, 0 operational and 0 refused.
4projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
4approved, not running
0operational
How Lincoln decides
Lincoln has 0 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Projects in Lincoln
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crofton Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Lincoln Bowl, Washingborough Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Sewage Pumping Station, Rookery Lane - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Springwell Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2024 | granted Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
Postcode districts in Lincoln
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Lincoln by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.